As a combat vet who has borne the brunt of our nations actions in Vietnam, bearing freedoms sword, and felt the embarrassment and scorn heaped upon the warriors from that conflict, I salute you for helping to tell the stories of so long ago, that we will never forget. For it is a fact that history does repeat itself, so it is important to learn what the warriors learned, for indeed, it is warriors who have seen first hand the evil and devastation of hatred, who know the values of peace, compassion and harmony among men. A Vietnamese legend says, ?All poets are full of silver threads that rise inside them as the moon grows large." So, when I write, it is because these silver threads are words, that are poking at me, and I must let them out. I invite those who pass here to visit my "Vietnam Picture Tour, from the lens and poet?s pen of a combat infantryman, from one who's walked the walk, and can talk the talk...Take a walk in "the park" with the 1st Air Cavalry on combat patrol, that in reality will give you the sweet and sour taste of "the Nam" on your tongue, leave the pungent smell of "the Nam" acrid in your nostrils, and embed textures of "the Nam" in your brain as though you walked beside me in combat.
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